Bag-frame.



F. A. FULLER- BAG FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED APR-25,1914.

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FRANZ A. FULLER, OF NEWARK,

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BAG-FRAME.

Application filed April 25, 1914. Serial No. 834,318.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ citizen of the United States, city of Newark,in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Bag- Frames, of which the following is afull, clear and exact description, such as will en-, able others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make, construct, and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to numerals ofreference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in the manufacture of framesections for bags and purses, and especially for trcveling, chatelaineand similar bags, and the invention has for its principal object, toprovide a simple bag frame section comprising a main body and downwardlyextending hinge members, said main body being provided with a chamberedportion extending upwardly fromsaid main body and to which the lock issecured.

In the construction of frame sections, it has become necessary to makethe same as narrow as possible, with the resulting annoyance that withmany forms of locks now in use, it has been necessary to cut out theinlay to which the fabric of the bag body is secured, to such an extentas to weaken the same, and further, the main body portion of the bagframe section to which the lock is secured being narrow, causes greatinconvenience in securing the lock thereto, in many instances distortingthe frame sections to such an extent as to render them useless.

In order to eliminate these evils, and overcome these objections, I havedevised a new frame section, which provides the necessary strength atthat point where the lock is secured thereto, and also afiordssufficient space for the inlay without necessitating A. FULLER,- a

the cutting away and the weakening of the same.

In carrying out my invention, I make use of the structure illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a sideelevation of my improved bag or purse frame. Fig. 2 represents a similarview of the frame, partly in section, showing the manner of securing theinlay to the frame member Specification of Letters Patent.

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withoutcutting away a portion of the same. Fig. 3 represents an enlargedtransverse sectional view taken on lines w-w of Fig. 2.

Similar numerals of reference refer to like parts throughout thespecification and drawings.v I

In the drawings, 1 and 2 indicate the usual pair of frame sections(either channeled or angled) which are pivotally connected at theirlower end portions by means of suitable pins or rivets 3, or they may bepivotally connected with each other in any other well known manner. Oneof said frame sections, as 2, is provided in its upper surface with asuitably-arranged opening for the reception of an extension l formed onthe catch member 5, and the other frame section, as 1, is provided withthe usual nosing or projection, (not shown) forced out from the metalfrom which said frame section is made, or any other suitable means maybe provided, designed to be brought into holding engagement with asuitable indentation or similar means formed in the under side of thecatch member, to firmly secure the bag frame sections or members inlocked position.

The extension 4 of the catch member 5 passes through acentrally-arranged suitable opening in the central chambered portion 6,extending upwardly from the main body of the bag frame section. In orderto hold said catch member in its normal initial position, I employ asuitable torsion spring 7, one end of which is secured to the extension4 of the catch member 5 and rests against the under side of the framesection, and the other end of which is secured to a spring clip 8usually consisting of a channel-shaped member forced into thechannel-shaped central chambered portion 6 of the frame section andfirmly secured thereto by frictional engagement therewith.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a bag frame section having acentral chambered portion of the same uniform width as the frame sectionfor securing a bag fastener in position on said chambered portion, saidchambered portion being designed also to receive the spring andspringclip, thereby obviating the necessity of cutting away the inlay 9to which the fabric of the bag body 10 is secured, and weakening saidinlay,

shown Although I have shown the preferred form of my invention, I do notwish to be limited to the'exact details of construction and described,as obvious modifications thereof may be made by those skilled in theart, and such modifications thereof, not requiring the exercise of theinventive faculties, I consider within the scope and terms of my claim.7

I claim:

In a purse or bag frame, the combination with a pair of hinged framesections, each section comprising a main body and an inte ral pivotmember at each end of said main body, said main body portion of each ofsaid frame sections being provided with a central integral chamberedportion extending upwardly from said main body member and of the samewidth as the frame section, one of said frame sections in its centralintegral chambered portion being provided with anopening for thereception of a catch member, said integral chambered portion, one end ofwhich is secured to the catch member and a spring-clip located in saidintegral OllilIIl bered portion, said springclip lying within saidintegral chambered portion and secured thereto by frictional engagementtherewith and to which the other end of said spring is secured.

This specification signed this 17th day of April, 1914.

FRANZ A. FULLER.

and witnessed WVitnesses: I

W. H. CONKLIN, CLIFFORD A. ALLIsToN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C.

a torsion spring located in

